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Ministry of Finance
DGGI Gurugram officials arrest man for input tax credit fraud of more than Rs 43 crore
The Directorate General of GST Intelligence  Gurugram Zonal Unit , Haryana, has arrested Shri Ravinder Kumar , resident of New Delhi on charges of creating and operating fictitious firms on forged documents which were used in availing of and passing on Input Tax Credit on bogus Invoices without actual receipt and supply of goods or services.
It is apparent from the investigation conducted till date, that Shri Ravinder Kumar created multiple proprietorship, partnership firms and private limited companies based in Haryana, New Delhi and Jharkhand merely on paper. Shri Ravinder kept eluding the investigation and did not appear before the investigating authorities even after issuance of Summons on multiple occasions.
Shri Ravinder was absconding and kept changing his locations, the officers kept watch on his frequent places and after a long period of monitoring and active surveillance, were able to nab him. He admitted to have created two Private Limited Companies, one partnership firm and multiple proprietorship firms which have generated sham invoices without goods amounting to Rs. 237.98 crore and passed on fake ITC amounting to more than Rs 43 crore.
The investigation spanned multiple locations in Delhi and Haryana and based on documentary evidence and statement recorded, it was established that Shri Ravinder Kumar is the key person in orchestrating this racket of creating fake firms on forged documents. Accordingly, Ravinder Kumar was arrested on 09.03.2021 and produced before the Metropolitan Magistrate, New Delhi, who ordered 14 days judicial custody.
Further investigations in the matter are under progress.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Shri Narayan Rane inaugurates virtually Intelligent Tray Retrieval System  reiterating importance of made in India technology
Union Minister for MSME, Shri Narayan Rane, inaugurated virtually Intelligent Tray Retrieval System , Manufactured by M/s SJK Innovations Pvt. Ltd, a MSME-Make in India Company at MOPA  International airport. The ITRS is an Artificial Intelligence based fully automatic machine that helps in providing enhanced passenger security with advanced screening technology. The machine is equipped with image analysis software with advanced tools that makes it easy for the screener to take correct decisions against every baggage. This in turn helps the passenger to complete the screening much faster and easier when compared to the conventional machines. The machine also contains a dedicated module for the high threat baggage’s which needs immediate attention at the airport. The ITRS machine is one of its kind that gives passengers a unique travel experience during the hand baggage screening at the airport. Shri Rane reiterated the constant endeavour of Prime Minister to provide world-class infrastructure and transport facilities across the country.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Rane said that “we have been demanding for the last several years that a major airport with world-class infrastructure and transport facilities be built for Goa. On 11th December 2022 Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji has inaugurated this airport at MOPA, Goa named after our late colleague Shri Manohar Parrikar ji. Another heartening point is that the ITRS system installed at MOPA today is 'Made in India' by an MSME company and is also "Patented in India". It is a matter of double pride and happiness for us.”
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Ministry of Home Affairs
Hamesha Apno ke Sath programme organized by Binnaguri Army Cantonment
Kolkata; April 11, 2022
A programme on "Hamesha Apno ke Sath" was organized by Binnaguri Army Cantonment yesterday. Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs, Sri John Barla and Member of Parliament, Shri Jayanta Kumar Roy attended the program. The programme was also attended by ex-soldiers and Jawans.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Barla emphasized on "Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikash, Sabka Biswas and Sabka Prayas" initiative launched by the Central government and said that under the able leadership of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the country is making inclusive development in all spheres of life. The Minister also highlighted how the One Rank One Pension scheme is benefiting the soldiers. Six female army personals were felicitated in the programme.
Competition Commission of India
CCI approves proposed acquisition of 100% shareholding and sole control of Ingram Micro Inc. by Imola Acquisition Corporation
The Competition Commission of India  approves proposed acquisition of 100% shareholding and sole control of Ingram Micro Inc. by Imola Acquisition Corporation.
The proposed combination concerns the proposed acquisition of 100% shareholding and sole control of Ingram Micro Inc. together with its parent companies  GCL Investment Management Inc. and GCL Investment Holding Inc. and  its direct and indirect subsidiaries .
Imola is a newly incorporated entity belonging to Platinum Equity Group. Platinum Equity Group specialises in the merger, acquisition and operation of companies that provide services and solutions to customers in a broad range of businesses, including information technology, telecommunications, logistics, metal services, manufacturing and distribution.
Ingram Micro is a US Headquartered IT company that specialises in technology distribution and logistics, cloud solutions, and e-commerce supply chain services.
A detailed order of the CCI will follow.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding between the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved a fresh Memorandum of Understanding  between the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India  and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand .
Impact:
The MRA intends to develop mutually beneficial relationship in the best interest of members, students and their organizations and is expected to provide an opportunity to the ICAI members to expand their professional horizons and to foster working relations between the two accounting institutes. The two accountancy institutes will have an opportunity to play the leadership role in addressing new challenges facing the profession in a globalized environment.
Benefits:
The engagement between the two Institutes is expected to result in greater employment opportunities for Indian Chartered Accountants and also greater remittances back to India.
Details:
The Memorandum of Understanding  between the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India  & Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand  would mutually recognize the qualification and admit the Members in good standing by prescribing a bridging mechanism between the two Institutes. The ICAI and CA ANZ aim to establish a mutual co-operation framework for the advancement of accounting knowledge, professional and intellectual development, advancement of the interests of their respective members and contribute positively to the development of the accounting profession in Australia, New Zealand and India.
Implementation strategy and Targets:
The MoU provides for mutual recognition of qualification of members of other body, who have achieved membership by completing the Examination, professional program and practical experience membership requirements of the two parties.
Background:
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India  is a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament of India, The Chartered Accountants Act, 1949', to regulate the profession of Chartered Accountancy in India. Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand , emerged from the merger of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants in October 2014.
Ministry of Power
NTPC invites EOI to produce torrefied biomass pellets from Startups
NTPC Ltd has invited Expression of Interest  to produce torrefied biomass pellets from Indian startups.
Through its R&D wing, NETRA, NTPC intends to provide a platform to Indian startups to enable them to develop advanced technology for producing torrefied biomass pellets that are well-suited for decentralized small-scale users. The last date of submission of the proposals titled, “Torrefied Pellet Manufacturing Plant for Agri-Waste” is 19th May 2022.
India produces an estimated 230 MMTA of biomass that is either wasted or burnt. Biomass co-firing in power plants has proven to be a major solution to cater to this menace thereby reducing carbon footprint in the environment. NTPC has been the pioneer in co-firing Biomass in its coal-fired power plants. Since the adoption of co-firing, NTPC has been continuously engaged in strengthening the entire Biomass sector value chain in various dimensions. Many of the NTPC plants have already started the requisite co-firing of biomass pellets with coal. Long-term procurement action has also been initiated for many plants.
Till now, the focus has been centred mainly on non-torrefied biomass pellets. However, for bulk utilization of biomass, torrefied biomass pellet production needs to be given importance, as torrefied biomass pellet has more energy density, and its characteristics are closer to coal. Further, torrefied biomass pellets will reduce average transportation costs. Currently, the technology for torrefied pellets is still in the nascent stage of development.
The Union Ministry of Power has set up the National Mission for the use of Biomass in thermal power plants  and has mandated 5-10 percent co-firing of Biomass in all coal-fired thermal power plants in the country. Biomass co-firing in power plants has also been included in the Union Budget speech-2022 as an important tool for carbon reduction and income generation for the farmers.
The move by NTPC is expected to reinforce NTPC’s commitment towards developing the biomass ecosystem in the country and will provide a unique platform for the Indian startups to fulfill the Prime Minister’s vision of an Aatmanirbhar Bharat and also contribute towards the ambitious Make in India movement.
Ministry of Defence
Independence Day celebration at INS Shivaji
INS Shivaji, the premier technical training establishment of the Indian Navy located at Lonavla celebrated the 74th Independence Day. A wreath laying ceremony was held on the occasion wherein Cmde Ravnish Seth, Commanding Officer, INS Shivaji and Station Commander, Lonavla placed a floral wreath at the War Memorial and paid homage to the sea warriors and freedom fighters who made the supreme sacrifice in the defence of the nation.
All service personnel and defence civilians commended by Chief of the Naval Staff and Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, Southern Naval Command were honoured by the Commanding Officer during a High Tea organised on the occasion. Proficiency certificates and cash awards werealso presented to the service and civilian personnel of the Establishment. The Commanding Officer conveyed good wishes and greetings to all personnel present and to their families on the occasion of 73rd Independence Day.
All precautions pertainingto COVID-19 were ensured during the conduct of the event.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Report on Opportunities From Use of Geospatial Technologies in Water Sector Released by DG, NMCG
Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga, Shri Rajiv Ranjan Mishra today released a detailed report on the opportunities in the Water sector that can benefit from the use of Geospatial technologiesthrough an online event. Outlining key water sector programmes and projects in the country, the report provides an overview of how each of these programmes is currently using geospatial technologies, and how to improve technology adoption in the future. Over 60 water and geospatial technology experts from across the country provided inputs for this report.
As per the reporta plethora of Geospatial and Digital technologies, like Satellite based Remote Sensing, Surveying and Mapping, GPS based equipment and sensors, GIS and Spatial Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analytics, Internet of Things, 5G, Robotics and Digital Twin, can be effectively used to combat the water crisis.
Given the population density and requirement of water for agriculture, India is heavily dependent on groundwater and is one of the worst hit countries as far as the water crisis is concerned. Government is making a lot of efforts to tackle this situation. To support the Government, combat this pervasive challenge and to ensure better water management in the country, the Association of Geospatial Industries – a geospatial technology industry body, has prepared this report titled, “Potential of Geospatial Technologies for the Water Sector in India”.
Shri D.P. Mathuria, Executive Director , NMCG and Shri Peeyush Gupta, Real Time Information Specialist, NMCG were also present. Shri Mishra expressed happiness to see this initiative and said it is critical for us to use the latest and best digital and spatial technologies to make data-based informed decisions. He explained the various applications of the technologies in the Namami Gange Mission for mapping of different attributes of the Ganga basin. Various other missions such as Jal Jeevan Mission, Atal BhujalYojna, also have set up projects using these technologies. Mr Mishra emphasised on the need for collaborating with stakeholders in the entire ecosystem such as Geospatial organizations, academics, Policy makers, funding agencies etc.
Several recommendations have been given in the report to strengthen the adoption of technology to realise better outcomes. As a quick resource meant for the professionals in the water domain, as well as technology enthusiasts, the report has also listed several case studies highlighting the use of geospatial technologies in different contexts related to water problems. It has also shared a list of those openly available.
Click here to see full report.
PIB Headquarters
Dak Adalat
“Dak Adalat” will be conducted by the Senior Superintendent of Post offices, Chennai City North Division at the office premises at No.5, , IV Floor, Ethiraj Salai, Egmore, Chennai-600 008 at 11.00 hours on 04.11.2019 
The members of the public are requested to send their unsettled grievances / pending complaints relating to postal services in respect of post offices under the administrative jurisdiction of Chennai City North Division on or before 02.11.2019, according to a press release issued by the Smt. R.P.Chitra Devi, Senior Superintendent of Post offices, Chennai City North Division, Chennai.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
“The Innovation Genie is out of the Bottle” : Rajeev Chandrasekhar
“ Today, Hardwork, Grit & Passion are the only determinants for your success. You don’t need influential last names” : Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Rajeev Chandrasekhar visits CVM University, Anand & MSU, Vadodara on Day 2 of his Gujarat visit
Students & Startups quiz Union MoS on New India’s Techade of Opportunities.
“The Genie of Innovation is out of the Bottle and soon there will be 1000s of Unicorn in India in the near future”, said Rajeev Chandrasekhar as he interacted with students and Startups at the CVM University at Anand in the forenoon and MSU at Vadodara. The Minister mentioned about how India is at an inflection point and has an upward momentum as it emerges a reformed & resilient Nation - Post Covid, and also world’s most vibrant startup ecosystem.
The Indian economy, after taking a hit initially during Covid, is now the fastest growing major economy in the world. It has received highest FDIs  & sets new records of Goods exports  & services exports  . Today, India has crossed 100 Unicorn mark where 42 Unicorns came up in the year 2021. Highlighting why this surge in Startups and unicorns now, Minister mentioned that the NarendraModi Government, over the last 8 years, has created an enabling environment by scrapping old laws - ensuring ease of doing business, initiating Banking & Financial sector reforms including cleaning up of NPAs, expansion of Internet to 80 crore people, rapid Digitalization of almost all sectors of economy and governance etc have all collectively led to a vibrant startup ecosystem.
Drawing a comparison with how state of affairs were Pre 2014, Minister quoted a credit Suisse Report - House of Debt that reported around 98% of India’s Banking systems’s Net worth were cornered by 9 or 10 big family owned businesses in India. Today, Hardwork, Grit, passion are the only determinants of Success. The majority of Unicorns & Startups are first generation entrepreneur & do not have influential last names.
The Minister answered questions posed by Startups and students as he was interviewed by them on New India’s Techade of Opportunities. The students and Startups had an engaging session with the Minister who answered all their questions and queries inspiring them to contribute as well as benefit from New India’s Growth Story.
The Minister later in the evening met leaders from the industry, industry associations, academia & professionals of Vadodara who warmly received him and deliberated on how New INDIA is becoming a trusted technology partner to the world in Digital products and services thanks to the proactive policies of PM Narendra Modi.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
HITES achieves 58% jump in net profit during financial year 2022-23
HLL Infra Tech Services Ltd , a central public sector undertaking under the Union Health Ministry, achieved a 58 percent jump in net profit with total turnover climbing 19 percent to Rs 361.38 crores during financial year 2022-23 ending March 31.
HITES reported profit after tax at Rs 27.76 crores in 2022-23 compared with Rs 17.60 crores a year ago – a significant feat for a Miniratna subsidiary with net worth of just Rs 2 crore which was incorporated merely nine years ago. Total turnover during the same period was Rs 361.38 crores versus Rs 303.40 crores in 2021-22.
These significantly positive results were achieved largely due to infrastructure development business which saw completion of new All India Institute of Medical Sciences  at Bhatinda, Gorakhpur and Guwahati and upgradation of multiple projects during the last fiscal year.
HLL Lifecare Limited  is a 50-year-old Govt. of India Enterprise, under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt of India. With the objective to specifically focus on the Construction and Procurement business in the healthcare sector, HITES- HLL Infra Tech Services Limited was raised on 3rd April 2014 with the objective to focus on the construction and procurement business in the healthcare sector. Besides building infrastructure, it provides procurement consultancy, facility management and bio-medical engineering.
The Infrastructure Development Division of HITES offers services in the area of architectural, structural and MEP design, estimation, bid process management, project & construction management including site supervision, contract management, facility management etc. It has off late diversified into setting up institutional, commercial, residential, tourism related projects where it provides comprehensive services from “Concept to Commissioning”.
Ministry of Rural Development
Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Shri Giriraj Singh will address 2nd National Seminar on “Social Audit of Rural Development Programmes” on 26th September,2023
Theme of the Seminar is “Re-imagining Social Audit with a view to bring transparency and accountability”
Mahatma Gandhi NREGA gives Gram Sabha right to conduct regular social audits of all works and expenditures
Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Shri Giriraj Singh will address the 2nd National Seminar on “Social Audit of Rural Development Programmes” on 26th September 2023 at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre here. The theme of this National Seminar is “Re-imagining Social Audit with a view to bring transparency and accountability”.
Union Minister of States for Rural Development and Steel Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste, Union Minister of State for Rural Development & Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti and Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil, Secretary Department of Rural Development Shri Shailesh Kumar Singh, Joint Secretary  Shri Amit Kataria and officers from the Ministry, Senior officers from all the State/UTs Governments will also be present on the occasion.
Experts participating in the seminar and officials have been invited from the States to share their experiences regarding Social Audit. In this Seminar, Director of Social Audit Unit from States/UTs will be participating along with SRP , DRP  and BRP  of State’s Social Audit Team. Their insights will greatly enrich the discussions, and best practices adopted on the ground can serve as a model for others to follow.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act  gives Gram Sabha the right to conduct regular social audits of all works and expenditures. This includes facilitation of the social audit through independent Social Audit Units, complete access to all records-online and offline, and pro-active disclosure through Wall writings. Mahatma Gandhi NREGA was the first act to mandate Social Audit by the Gram Sabha of all the projects taken up in the Gram Panchayat. Since then, it has been mandated in many other schemes.
The Central Government, in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India  notified the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Audit of Schemes Rules, 2011, which laid down the methodology and principles for conducting social audits in the States/UTs. As of now, 28 States/UTs have established Social Audit units. The SAUs are being constantly impressed upon to recruit and train required core staff at State, District and Block level.
After the successful first National Seminar held in 13th-14th November, 2019; Social Audit was extended to other major schemes administered by the Department of Rural Development. It is imperative to review the status of the implementation of the Social Audit in the States/UTs and work out a road map to re-imagine the Social Audit with a view to bring transparency and accountability. In this regard, this 2nd National Seminar is being organized by the Department of Rural Development on 26th September.
Ministry of Defence
TAMIL NADU DEFENCE INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR
In Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridor , 05  nodes namely Chennai, Coimbatore, Hosur, Salem and Tiruchirappalli have been identified. As per information received from Government of Tamil Nadu, arrangements have been made through Memorandum of Understanding  etc. for potential investment of Rs 11,794 crore by 53 Industries & Organisations in TNDIC. As on date, Rs 3,861 crore have already been invested by the Industries/Organisations. The setting up of new industries in an area generates opportunities for direct and indirect employment. The support sought by Government of Tamil Nadu from time to time for the development of TNDIC are appropriately addressed.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Dr Anbumani Ramadoss in Rajya Sabha today.